To commemorate this historic anniversary, the Franciscan Conventual
friars of the Our Lady of the Angels Province, in concert with Kolbean
Institutes and the Conventual Franciscans worldwide, are sponsoring a
pilgrimage of St Maximilian’s relics.

The Saint’s relics will visit Ireland on 1 – 2 October 2016 when they
will visit the Church of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary,
Fairview, Dublin 3.

Fr James McCurry OFM Conv and Fr Jobe Abbass OFM Conv will conduct
this visitation by preaching at all the weekend Masses and concluding
with a healing service at 3pm on 2 October, beseeching St Maximilian to
intercede for those who are imprisoned, both bodily and spiritually,
with any chemical, physical or emotional addiction.

Before his death, St Maximilian was active in promoting the
veneration of the Immaculate Virgin Mary, founding and supervising the
monastery of Niepokalanów near Warsaw, operating a radio station, and
founding or running several other organisations and publications.

He was canonised on 10 October 1982 by Pope John Paul II.

He is the patron saint of drug addicts, political prisoners, families, journalists, prisoners, and the pro-life movement.